Dr. Sun's research lies at the intersection of energy science, functional materials, and advanced manufacturing. The focus of his lab at Penn State is on co-designing materials, structures, and manufacturing processes across hierarchical length scales, particularly advancing in energy conversion and storage, thermal management, sensing, and detections.
In the News
Research Keywords
These keywords and phrases come from the publications and other research output of this person. See other researchers related to these topics by clicking on any keyword.
Recent Publications
Boosting the Sodium-Ion Transport and Surface Pseudocapacitance of a SnO2 Nanoflower at a High Mass Loading Level for High Areal Capacity and Fast Sodium-Ion Storage
Guo, K. X., Zhang, Y. H., Wang, Q., Yu, D. W., Zhang, Y. G., Ji, P. G., Khalilov, U., Wang, G. K., Zhang, X., Wang, K., Song, Y. X., Zhong, X. B., Sun, H. T. & Liang, J. F., Jun 14 2024, In: ACS Applied Nano Materials. 7, 11, p. 12304-12311 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Ti─O─C Bonding at 2D Heterointerfaces of 3D Composites for Fast Sodium Ion Storage at High Mass Loading Level
Yu, D., Guo, K., Hou, F., Zhang, Y., Ye, X., Zhang, Y., Ji, P., Khalilov, U., Wang, G., Zhang, X., Wang, K., Song, Y., Zhong, X., Sun, H., Zhu, J., Liang, J. & Wang, H., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Small.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Nano-sized polymer-assisted cold sintering and recycling of ceramic composites
Zhang, J., Gomez, E. D. & Sun, H., Jun 2024, In: MRS Communications. 14, 3, p. 287-294 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Engineering heterogeneous domains and interfaces in shape memory fibers for tunable responsive behaviors
Zhao, Z., Yang, H., Li, M., Gudi, C., Varma Kanumuru, K., Voigt, R., Babaniyi, O., Liu, T., Chen, Y. & Sun, H., Jan 15 2024, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 480, 147936.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Versatile potassium vanadium fluorophosphate (KVPO4F) composites as Dual-Function cathode and anode materials for Potassium-Ion hybrid capacitors
Cai, J., Ding, Y., Bai, R., Zhang, C., Zhang, X., Sun, H. & Wang, G., Dec 2023, In: Journal of Colloid And Interface Science. 651, p. 534-543 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Molecular iron phthalocyanine catalysts on morphology-engineered graphene towards the oxygen reduction reaction
Gao, M., Liu, J., Ye, G., Zhao, Z., Liu, J., He, G., Gong, Z., Huang, K., Sun, H. & Fei, H., Oct 2023, In: Science China Materials. 66, 10, p. 3865-3874 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Van der waals epitaxial growth of mixed-dimensional 1D/2D heterostructures with tellurium nanowires and transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets for nonlinear optical applications
Hao, G., Xiao, J., Hao, Y., Zhou, G., Zhu, H., Gao, H., Xu, Z., Zhao, Z., Miao, L., Li, J., Sun, H. & Zhao, C., May 2023, In: Materials Today Physics. 34, 101069.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Atomic iron on porous graphene films for catalyzing the VO2+/VO2+ redox couple in vanadium redox flow batteries
Huang, J., He, G., Huang, K., Yan, M., Zhao, Z., Sun, H., Ye, G. & Fei, H., Jun 2023, In: Materials Today Physics. 35, 101117.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Covalently bonded metal-organic groups anodes for high-performance potassium-ion batteries
Jia, X., Li, S., Chen, S., Wang, L., Deng, H., Yuan, Y., Sun, H., Fu, L., Zhu, J. & Lu, B., Oct 2023, In: Science China Materials. 66, 10, p. 3827-3836 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Enhanced potassium-ion storage performance of bimetallic-sulfide based on regulatory reaction mechanism
Li, S., Chen, H., Zhang, Q., Deng, H., Chen, S., Shen, X., Yuan, Y., Ding, Y., Cheng, Y., Sun, H., Zhu, J. & Lu, B., Jun 15 2023, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 466, 143342.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Alignment does matter: Design thick electrodes to improve the comprehensive lithium storage performance
Nie, B., Li, M., Yao, T., Yang, H., Duan, L., Zhang, J., Xin, G., Liu, T., Sun, H. & Lian, J., Mar 25 2023, In: Carbon. 206, p. 105-113 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cold sintering-enabled interface engineering of composites for solid-state batteries
Nie, B., Liu, T., Alcoutlabi, M., Basu, S., Kumara, S., Li, M., Lian, J. & Sun, H., 2023, In: Frontiers in Energy Research. 11, 1149103.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review
Liquid Crystal Phase-Regulated Hierarchical Structures for High-Performance Silicon-Graphene Anodes
Nie, B., Sanchez, D., Alcoutlabi, M., Liu, T., Wang, G. & Sun, H., Oct 27 2023, In: ACS Applied Nano Materials. 6, 20, p. 18757-18766 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multifunctional composite designs for structural energy storage
Nie, B., Lim, J., Liu, T., Kovalenko, I., Guo, K., Liang, J., Zhu, J. & Sun, H., Nov 2023, In: Battery Energy. 2, 6, 20230023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Regulating the size and assembled structure of graphene building blocks for high-performance silicon nanocomposite anodes
Nie, B., Sanchez, D., Alcoutlabi, M., Liu, T., Basu, S., Kumara, S., Wang, G. & Sun, H., Jul 14 2023, In: Energy Advances. 2, 9, p. 1381-1389 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review